Burial casket



Se t. 16 1924.

J. CASSEL BURIAL CASKET Filed Nov. 10. 1923 2 Shana-Sheet 1 gwuc'nlw JAMES 6/455 E Manhunt;

Patented Sept. 16, 1924.

UNITED STATES I 1,58,745 PATENT OFFICE. i

JAMES o AssEL, or PERU,.I1\TDIA1 TA.,,

BURIAL CASKET.

Application fil ed November 10, 1923 Seria1"I Io. 674,0e2.T i

provide anovel burial casket formed of glass or similar material, which will successfully 'resist deterioration from the'elements and maintain the corpse thereinin good condition. l

Another prime object of the invention is to provide a glass burial casket embodying a body portion and ,a cover, and novel means for associating the cover with the bottom portion, so as to prevent the entrance of air into the casket.

A further object of the invention is to provide a glass burial casket having a pivoted drop side formed in the bodythereof, and novel means for insuring an airtight connection between the drop side and the body, when the drop side of the casket is in its raised operative position.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means for associating the carrying rods with the sides of the casket.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved burial casketof the above character, which will be durable in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

'l/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation'of parts, as will be hereinafter more speciiically' described,

. claimed and illustrated in the accompauying drawings, in which drawings;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved burial casket.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the casket. Figure 3 is a transverse sectionthrough the casket taken on the line 3+3 of Figure 1. I

Figureet is a vertical longitudinal section through the improved casket taken on the 7 line M of'Figure 3.'

Figure 5 is a fragmentary horizontal sec tion through thecasket taken on the line 55 of Figure 4..

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail horizontal section taken "through one side of-the casket illustrating the novel means for associating the carrying rods or handles therewith.

Figure; 7 is a detail vertical section through one end 1 of the casket illustrating the] means employed for connecting the copier and the body of the casket together, an

FigureS is a detailvertical longitudinal section through the lower'wall or bottom of the casket illustrating the means of associating thesupportingfeet therewith.

Referring. to the drawings in detail,

wherein similar reference characters desiglists corresponding parts throughout the 7 several views, the letter'A generally indicates the improved casket,"which is adapted to be formed of glass, ;of a relativelyhigh grade and of a transparent nature, so'that the corpse containedthereincan be readily viewed. As shown the casket comprises a portion 10 and a cover portion 11.

The, body portion 10 includes a fiat bot tom wall 12, upstanding side walls 13 and 14: and end walls 15 The end wall 13 is provided with a drop side 16 and this wall is cut out to receive the same. The drop side 16 is preferably connected with the wall 13 .by means, of suitable hingesl'r' clearly shownin Figures 1 and 3 of the drawings.

The top edge of the drop side 16 is flushed with the top edgeof the side and end walls 13, 14.,"and'15; It is'preferred to have the upper edges of the side walls 13, 14 and the end walls 15 and the drop side 16 rabbeted as at 18 for a purpose, which will be hereinafter morefully described. I

The cover 11 for thebody 10 comprises a top wall 1 9,depcnding side walls 20 and 21 and'end walls 22. The lower edges of the sides walls'EZO, 21 and the end walls 22 of the cover 11 are'also rabbeted as at 23 to fit'the rabbeted portions 18 ofthe body 10 of the casket'andit can be seen that this forms atight joint, and in order to prevent the entrance of air into the casket, suitable compressible gaskets 24; canbe provided, which are disposed between the meeting edges ofthe coverand body portions of the casket. I

' In'o'rder tomaintain the cover 11 tightly on the body 10 I provide novelmeans25 for connecting the same together. As

the casket.

shown, the end walls 22 of the cover 11 support eyes 26, the shank 27 of which extend through the said end walls 22 and in order to prevent the seeping of air into the casket around the bolts,suitable gaskets 28 can be placed around the shank 27 in intimate contact with the said cover. The end walls 15 of the body 10 of the casket directly below the eyes 26 carry hooks 29, the shanks 30 of which extend through the end walls 15 and are also placed gaskets 31 on the shanks 30 so asto prevent the creeping of air into The hooks 26 carry chains 32, any one of the linksof which are adapted to hook over the hooks 29. It. is evident that this will maintain the cover securely on the body.

In orderto prevent the seeping of air into i the casket around the edges of the drop side 16 and inorder. to make a firm joint, I provide a frame 35,which can be secured by bolts, rivets or the like to the wall 13 around the cutout portion formed in the said wall for receiving the drop side and it can be seen that when the drop side is in its raised position, that the same will abut the frame 35., A compressible gasket 36 is carried by the base of the frame 35 adjacent to Y the drop side 16 and thus'it is evident that this gasket will be compressed when the drop side is moved to its raised position. Inorder to facilitate the placing and'removing of the coverll from off and on the body portion 10, I provide handles 40 for each'side wall 20 of the cover. These handles are preferably of an ornamental nature and can be nickel plated if so desired. These handles can be bolted or riveted in place, as shown in Figured of the drawings.

To facilitate the easy, carrying of. the

- casket, I provide longitudinallyextending rails or carrying handles 4.5, which are attached to thebody portion '10 of the casket in a novel manner. 13 and 14 ofthe body portion adjacent to each end thereof carry outstanding flat eyes 46 which are connected in any preferred way to the terminals of transverse; rods 47 which extend entirely through thewalls 13 and 14:. and these rods can have gaskets 48 around the same for engaging the said walls of the casket to form a tight joint therewith.

These rods 4-7 can be utilized for supporting the weight of the corpse and also for supporting theweight of the casket, when the same is being'carried by the handles 50. A rod 4: 9 is extendedthrough the eyes 46 and ifso desired an ornamental sleevesuitably nickel-plated or the like 50 isplaced on the rod 49 between the eyes. The ends of the rods 49 are threaded for receivingorn'a- 'n'iental ball end caps 51, which also can be nickel plated.

The lower wall 12 supports" pads or feet As shown the side walls means therein and effectively resist deterioration from the elements. 7

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of this invention. 7

hat claim as new is: p 1. IA burial casket formed of vitreous material comprising an integral molded body portion, an integral molded cover portion, a drop side for the body portion, the upper edge of the drop side being flushed with the upper edges of the walls of the body, the upper edges of the walls of the body and the drop side being rabbeted, the lower edge of the cover being rabbeted to engage the rabbeted edges of the side walls and drop side, and means for connecting the cover with the body. I

2. A glass burial casket comprising an in tegral molded body, having a drop side piv-, otally connected thereto, a metal frame carried by the inner surface of the body around the drop side, a gasket. carried by the frame adapted to be engaged by the drop side when 7 tho-same is in its operative position, and an edge of the body portion and drop side.

In a glass burial casket, an integral body portion, an integral cover. arranged to snugly engage the upper edge of the body integral cover arranged to engage the upper portion, eyes carried by the side walls of the bodyv portion including shanks extending through the said side walls, gaskets extending around the shanks engagingjthe side walls, longitudinally extending; ornamental rods carried byithe eyes and caps threaded upon the rods engaging said eyes to hold the rods against longitudinalmovement in said eyes. i

4. In a glass burial casket, a body portion, a cover arranged to snugly engage the upper edge of the body portion, eyes carried'by the end walls of the cover portions, hooks carried by the endwalls of the body portion 7 arranged directly below said eyes, and chains carried by the eyes arranged toengage-said hooks. I .1

5. A burial casket'c'omprising a bodyvineluding side and end walls, a cover {for the llO body, means for .forminga tight closur'ebetween the body and the cover, Ineans'fo'r corpse, the terminals of said rods extending Y through the side Walls of the body, and carrying members connected with theterminals of the said rods.

In testimony whereof I aflix iny signature m presence of twowltnesses.

. t JAMES OASSEL.

WVitnesses: I

EDGAR P. KLING, E1 WILKINS. 

